Poverty Rate in Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.5%
Rank #2,208/3,222 · #20 in LA
31th
Pointe Coupee 16.5%
LA 18.9% -13.0%
US 12.6% +30.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pointe Coupee Parish's poverty rate of 16.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Pointe Coupee Parish for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,205 | Sharp County, AR | 16.5% |
| #2,206 | Hamilton County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,207 | Grayson County, VA | 16.5% |
| #2,208 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 16.5% |
| #2,209 | Lee County, NC | 16.5% |
| #2,210 | Mercer County, WV | 16.5% |
| #2,211 | Edwards County, IL | 16.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana has a poverty rate of 16.5%, ranking #2,208 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #20 of 64. This places it in the 31th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.